By Shaun Casey AS one door closes another opens but when it comes to Tomas Galvin’s sporting career, when one competition comes to a close, another begins. We’re only five months into 2024, and already the young Keady man has lined out for five different teams this year. Predominantly, his soccer journey with Dungannon Swifts has […]
AFTER another weekend of action across all codes, here is our latest Gaelic Life Team of the Week. Armagh needed extra-time to see off Donegal in the Ulster ladies final with Down and Fermanagh winning their respective finals. There was a disappointing return in the Sam Maguire Cup but there were three Ulster wins in […]
By Michael McMullan BEATING London will be irrelevant if Derry don’t back it up in Saturday’s final Christy Ring Cup group game in Sligo, insists attacking ace Cormac O’Doherty. With the top two teams advancing to the final, a win for London at home to Kildare this weekend would mean a Derry victory makes it a […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S all fine margins at the top of the Lory Meagher Cup table but Cavan will be focusing on controlling the controllables and hope that by the end of proceedings on the final day of the group games, they’ve secured their own fate. Fermanagh are out in front on seven points and […]
By Niall McCoy GIVEN how the fixtures have played out to date, Down can all but guarantee one of their key objectives for the season when Westmeath visit Ballycran on Saturday – safety. Of course Ronan Sheehan’s side have ambitions higher than that, but it would be nice to go into the last few games […]
FOLLOWING Antrim’s win over Wexford, Gerard Walsh and Seaan Elliott were named on the GAA team of the week. Receive quality journalism wherever you are, on any device. Keep up to date from the comfort of your own home with a digital subscription. Any time | Any place | Anywhere Subscribe to current edition […]
By Shaun Casey MAYO are “the team to beat in the Nickey Rackard” in the eyes of Donegal manager Mickey McCann as he prepares his side to face the Connacht men in round two this weekend. Donegal overcame Armagh in the opening round while Mayo comfortably saw off Monaghan, but this weekend the Westerners travel […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL’S minor hurlers have been tipping along nicely this season and they’ll be hoping to get back on the horse. Defeat to Mayo in the Celtic Challenge on Saturday was a first blemish this season. A trip to Westmeath offers the opportunity to bite into the winning feast again. It’s been a […]
Name: Alex O’Boyle. Age: 26 Teams played for: Glenariffe Oisins, Antrim minors, Cross and Passion College and Armagh. Earliest GAA memory? Advertisement Watching the All-Ireland Hurling final on TV. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Johnny McIntosh before he retired, played a couple of years with him and he was different class. […]
By Alan Rodgers A SECOND Christy Ring Cup campaign for the Tyrone hurlers brings with it the opportunity for them to build on an early-season campaign which has been marked by them making impressive strides when it matters most in the higher ranks. Progress in the National League – which concluded with a final defeat to Derry two […]
